| Common Name: | SOFTENER MATE, SOFTENER CARE |
| Manufacturer: | PRO PRODUCTS |
| SDS Revision Date: | 11/21/2008 |
| SDS Format: | No Format Specified |
| Item Number(s): | 5ZFX0 |
| Manufacturer Model Number(s): |
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PRO PRODUCTS, LLC
MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET
| 1. PRODUCT AND COMPANY IDENTIFICATION |  |
PRODUCT NAME: PRO SOFTENER MATE, SOFTENER CARE
CAS #: MIXTURE
PRODUCT USE: CITY WATER RESIN CLEANER
MANUFACTURER:
PRO PRODUCTS LLC
7201 ENGLE ROAD
FORT WAYNE, IN 46804-5875
US
PHONE: 260-483-2519
EMERGENCY PHONE: 1-800-424-9300 (CHEMTREC)
HMIS:
HEALTH 3/
FLAMMABILITY 0
PHYSICAL HAZARD 0
PERSONAL PROTECTION B
NFPA
3
0
0
LEGEND:
SEVERE 4
SERIOUS 3
MODERATE 2
SLIGHT 1
MINIMAL 0
| 2. HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION | |
EMERGENCY OVERVIEW:
CAUTION
CORROSIVE
POTENTIAL SHORT TERM HEALTH EFFECTS:
ROUTES OF EXPOSURE: EYE, SKIN CONTACT, INHALATION, INGESTION.
EYES: CAUSES CHEMICAL BURNS. MAY CAUSE BLINDNESS.
SKIN: CAUSES CHEMICAL BURNS.
INHALATION: DUST EXTREMELY IRRITATING TO RESPIRATORY TRACT.
INGESTION:
HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED. MAY CAUSE CHEMICAL BURNS TO MOUTH, THROAT AND
STOMACH.
TARGET ORGANS: EYES. SKIN. RESPIRATORY SYSTEM. MUCOUS MEMBRANES.
CHRONIC EFFECTS
PROLONGED OR REPEATED EXPOSURE TO DILUTIONS CAN CAUSE DRYING, DEFATTING
AND DERMATITIS.
SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS:
THE PRODUCT CAUSES BURNS OF EYES, SKIN AND MUCOUS MEMBRANES.
| 3. COMPOSITION / INFORMATION ON INGREDIENTS | |
INGREDIENT(S) CAS # PERCENT
CITRIC ACID 77-92-9 30 - 60
| 4. FIRST AID MEASURES | |
FIRST AID PROCEDURES:
EYE CONTACT:
IMMEDIATELY FLUSH WITH COOL WATER. REMOVE CONTACT LENSES, IF APPLICABLE,
AND CONTINUE FLUSHING FOR 15 MINUTES. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION
IMMEDIATELY.
SKIN CONTACT:
BRUSH AWAY EXCESS OF DRY MATERIAL. IMMEDIATELY FLUSH WITH COOL WATER FOR
15 MINUTES. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IF IRRITATION PERSISTS. WASH
CONTAMINATED CLOTHING WELL BEFORE REUSE OR DISCARD.
INHALATION:
IF SYMPTOMS DEVELOP MOVE VICTIM TO FRESH AIR. IF SYMPTOMS PERSIST, OBTAIN
MEDICAL ATTENTION.
INGESTION:
DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. RINSE MOUTH WITH WATER, THEN DRINK ONE OR TWO
GLASSES OF WATER. OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION. NEVER GIVE ANYTHING BY MOUTH
IF VICTIM IS UNCONSCIOUS, OR IS CONVULSING.
GENERAL ADVICE:
IF YOU FEEL UNWELL, SEEK MEDICAL ADVICE (SHOW THE LABEL WHERE POSSIBLE).
ENSURE THAT MEDICAL PERSONNEL ARE AWARE OF THE MATERIAL(S) INVOLVED, AND
TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT THEMSELVES. SHOW THIS SAFETY DATA SHEET TO
THE DOCTOR IN ATTENDANCE. AVOID CONTACT WITH EYES AND SKIN. KEEP OUT OF
REACH OF CHILDREN.
| 5. FIRE FIGHTING MEASURES | |
FLAMMABLE PROPERTIES: NOT FLAMMABLE BY WHMIS/OSHA CRITERIA.
EXTINGUISHING MEDIA:
SUITABLE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA:
CARBON DIOXIDE. WATER SPRAY. DRY CHEMICAL. FOAM.
UNSUITABLE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA: NOT AVAILABLE
PROTECTION OF FIREFIGHTERS:
SPECIFIC HAZARDS ARISING FROM THE CHEMICAL: NOT AVAILABLE
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT FOR FIREFIGHTERS:
FIREFIGHTERS SHOULD WEAR FULL PROTECTIVE CLOTHING INCLUDING SELF
CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS.
HAZARDOUS COMBUSTION PRODUCTS:
MAY INCLUDE AND ARE NOT LIMITED TO: OXIDES OF CARBON. HYDROGEN CHLORIDE.
EXPLOSION DATA:
SENSITIVITY TO MECHANICAL IMPACT: NOT AVAILABLE
SENSITIVITY TO STATIC DISCHARGE: NOT AVAILABLE
| 6. ACCIDENTAL RELEASE MEASURES | |
PERSONAL PRECAUTIONS:
KEEP UNNECESSARY PERSONNEL AWAY. DO NOT TOUCH OR WALK THROUGH SPILLED
MATERIAL. DO NOT TOUCH DAMAGED CONTAINERS OR SPILLED MATERIAL UNLESS
WEARING APPROPRIATE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING. KEEP PEOPLE AWAY FROM AND UPWIND
OF SPILL/LEAK.
METHODS FOR CONTAINMENT:
PREVENT ENTRY INTO WATERWAYS, SEWERS, BASEMENTS OR CONFINED AREAS. USE
WATER SPRAY TO REDUCE VAPORS OR DIVERT VAPOR CLOUD DRIFT.
METHODS FOR CLEANING UP:
BEFORE ATTEMPTING CLEAN UP, REFER TO HAZARD DATA GIVEN ABOVE. USE BROOM
OR DRY VACUUM TO COLLECT MATERIAL FOR PROPER DISPOSAL WITHOUT RAISING
DUST. RINSE AREA WITH WATER. PREVENT LARGE SPILLS FROM ENTERING SEWERS
OR WATERWAYS. CONTACT EMERGENCY SERVICES AND SUPPLIER FOR ADVICE.
LARGE SPILLS:
WET DOWN WITH WATER AND DIKE FOR LATER DISPOSAL. AFTER REMOVAL FLUSH
CONTAMINATED AREA THOROUGHLY WITH WATER.
| 7. HANDLING AND STORAGE | |
HANDLING:
USE GOOD INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE PRACTICES IN HANDLING THIS MATERIAL. DO NOT
GET THIS MATERIAL IN YOUR EYES, ON YOUR SKIN, OR ON YOUR CLOTHING.
STORAGE:
KEEP OUT OF THE REACH OF CHILDREN. STORE IN A CLOSED CONTAINER AWAY FROM
INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS.
| 8. EXPOSURE CONTROLS / PERSONAL PROTECTION | |
EXPOSURE LIMITS:
INGREDIENT(S) EXPOSURE LIMITS
CITRIC ACID ACGIH-TLV:
TWA: 10 MG/M3
OSHA-PEL:
TWA: 10 MG/M3
ENGINEERING CONTROLS:
USE ONLY UNDER GOOD VENTILATION CONDITIONS OR WITH RESPIRATORY
PROTECTION.
PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT:
EYE / FACE PROTECTION: WEAR CHEMICAL GOGGLES.
HAND PROTECTION:
RUBBER GLOVES. CONFIRM WITH A REPUTABLE SUPPLIER FIRST.
SKIN AND BODY PROTECTION:
AS REQUIRED BY EMPLOYER CODE. RUBBER APRON RECOMMENDED.
RESPIRATORY PROTECTION:
WHERE EXPOSURE GUIDELINE LEVELS MAY BE EXCEEDED, USE AN APPROVED NIOSH
RESPIRATOR.
GENERAL HYGIENE CONSIDERATIONS:
USE GOOD INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE PRACTICES IN HANDLING THIS MATERIAL. WHEN
USING DO NOT EAT OR DRINK. WASH HANDS BEFORE BREAKS AND IMMEDIATELY
AFTER HANDLING THE PRODUCT.
| 9. PHYSICAL & CHEMICAL PROPERTIES | |
APPEARANCE: POWDER
COLOR: WHITE
FORM: SOLID
ODOR: ODORLESS
ODOR THRESHOLD: NOT AVAILABLE
PHYSICAL STATE: SOLID
pH: 1.69 (10% SOLUTION)
MELTING POINT: NOT AVAILABLE
FREEZING POINT: NOT AVAILABLE
BOILING POINT: NOT AVAILABLE
FLASH POINT: NOT AVAILABLE
EVAPORATION RATE: NOT AVAILABLE
FLAMMABILITY LIMITS IN AIR, LOWER, % BY VOLUME: NOT APPLICABLE
FLAMMABILITY LIMITS IN AIR, UPPER, % BY VOLUME: NOT APPLICABLE
VAPOR PRESSURE: NOT AVAILABLE
VAPOR DENSITY: NOT AVAILABLE
SPECIFIC GRAVITY: NOT AVAILABLE
OCTANOL/WATER COEFFICIENT: NOT AVAILABLE
SOLUBILITY (H2O): COMPLETE
AUTO-IGNITION TEMPERATURE: NOT AVAILABLE
PERCENT VOLATILE: NOT AVAILABLE
| 10. CHEMICAL STABILITY & REACTIVITY INFORMATION | |
CHEMICAL STABILITY: STABLE UNDER RECOMMENDED STORAGE CONDITIONS.
CONDITIONS TO AVOID:
REACTS VIOLENTLY WITH ALKALINE MATERIAL. THIS PRODUCT MAY REACT WITH
REDUCING AGENTS. DO NOT MIX WITH OTHER CHEMICALS.
INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS: BASES. REDUCING AGENTS.
HAZARDOUS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS:
MAY INCLUDE AND ARE NOT LIMITED TO: OXIDES OF CARBON. HYDROGEN CHLORIDE.
POSSIBILITY OF HAZARDOUS REACTIONS:
HAZARDOUS POLYMERIZATION DOES NOT OCCUR.
| 11. TOXICOLOGICAL INFORMATION | |
COMPONENT ANALYSIS - LC50:
INGREDIENT(S) LC50
CITRIC ACID NOT AVAILABLE
COMPONENT ANALYSIS - ORAL LD50:
INGREDIENT(S) LD50
CITRIC ACID 5040 MG/KG MOUSE; 3000 MG/KG RAT
EFFECTS OF ACUTE EXPOSURE:
EYE: CAUSES CHEMICAL BURNS. MAY CAUSE BLINDNESS.
SKIN: CAUSES CHEMICAL BURNS.
INHALATION: DUST EXTREMELY IRRITATING TO RESPIRATORY TRACT.
INGESTION:
HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED. MAY CAUSE CHEMICAL BURNS TO MOUTH, THROAT AND
STOMACH.
SENSITIZATION: NOT CLASSIFIED OR LISTED BY IARC, NTP, OSHA AND ACGIH.
CHRONIC EFFECTS: NOT CLASSIFIED OR LISTED BY IARC, NTP, OSHA AND ACGIH.
CARCINOGENICITY: NOT CLASSIFIED OR LISTED BY IARC, NTP, OSHA AND ACGIH.
MUTAGENICITY: NOT CLASSIFIED OR LISTED BY IARC, NTP, OSHA AND ACGIH.
REPRODUCTIVE EFFECTS:
NOT CLASSIFIED OR LISTED BY IARC, NTP, OSHA AND ACGIH.
TERATOGENICITY: NOT CLASSIFIED OR LISTED BY IARC, NTP, OSHA AND ACGIH.
| 12. ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION | |
ECOTOXICITY:
BECAUSE OF THE LOW pH OF THIS PRODUCT, IT WOULD BE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE
SIGNIFICANT ECOTOXICITY UPON EXPOSURE TO AQUATIC ORGANISMS AND AQUATIC
SYSTEMS.
ECOTOXICITY - FRESHWATER FISH SPECIES DATA:
CITRIC ACID 77-92-9 96 HR LC50 LEPOMIS MACROCHIRUS:
1516 MG/L (STATIC)
96 HR LC50 LEUCISCUS IDUS: 440 MG/L (STATIC)
ECOTOXICITY - MICROTOX DATA:
CITRIC ACID 77-92-9 15 MIN EC50 PHOTOBACTERIUM PHOSPHOREUM:
14 MG/L
ECOTOXICITY - WATER FLEA DATA:
CITRIC ACID 77-92-9 72 HR EC50 DAPHNIA MAGNA: 120 MG/L
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS: NOT AVAILABLE
AQUATIC TOXICITY: NOT AVAILABLE
PERSISTENCE / DEGRADABILITY: NOT AVAILABLE
BIOACCUMULATION / ACCUMULATION: NOT AVAILABLE
PARTITION COEFFICIENT: NOT AVAILABLE
MOBILITY IN ENVIRONMENTAL MEDIA: NOT AVAILABLE
CHEMICAL FATE INFORMATION: NOT AVAILABLE
OTHER ADVERSE EFFECTS: NOT AVAILABLE
| 13. DISPOSAL CONSIDERATIONS | |
WASTE CODES: NOT AVAILABLE
DISPOSAL INSTRUCTIONS:
REVIEW FEDERAL, PROVINCIAL, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT REQUIREMENTS PRIOR TO
DISPOSAL.
WASTE FROM RESIDUES / UNUSED PRODUCTS: NOT AVAILABLE
CONTAMINATED PACKAGING: NOT AVAILABLE
| 14. TRANSPORT INFORMATION | |
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (DOT):
NOT REGULATED AS DANGEROUS GOODS.
TRANSPORTATION OF DANGEROUS GOODS (TDG - CANADA):
NOT REGULATED AS DANGEROUS GOODS.
| 15. REGULATORY INFORMATION | |
CANADIAN FEDERAL REGULATIONS:
THIS PRODUCT HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE HAZARD CRITERIA
OF THE CONTROLLED PRODUCTS REGULATIONS AND THE MSDS CONTAINS ALL THE
INFORMATION REQUIRED BY THE CONTROLLED PRODUCTS REGULATIONS.
CANADA - WHMIS - INGREDIENT DISCLOSURE LIST:
CITRIC ACID 77-92-9 1%
US FEDERAL REGULATIONS:
THIS PRODUCT IS A "HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL" AS DEFINED BY THE OSHA HAZARD
COMMUNICATION STANDARD, 29 CFR 1910.1200.
ALL COMPONENTS ARE ON THE U.S. EPA TSCA INVENTORY LIST.
CERCLA/SARA HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES: NOT APPLICABLE.
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION (OSHA):
29 CFR 1910.1200 HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL: YES
CERCLA (SUPERFUND) REPORTABLE QUANTITY: NONE
SUPERFUND AMENDMENTS AND REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 1986 (SARA):
HAZARD CATEGORIES:
IMMEDIATE HAZARD - YES
DELAYED HAZARD - NO
FIRE HAZARD - NO
PRESSURE HAZARD - NO
REACTIVITY HAZARD - NO
SECTION 302 EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE: NO
SECTION 311 HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL: YES
CLEAN AIR ACT (CAA): NOT AVAILABLE
CLEAN WATER ACT (CWA): NOT AVAILABLE
SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT (SDWA): NOT AVAILABLE
DRUG ENFORCEMENT AGENCY (DEA): NOT AVAILABLE
FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION (FDA): NOT AVAILABLE
WHMIS STATUS: CONTROLLED
WHMIS CLASSIFICATION:
CLASS E - CORROSIVE MATERIAL
WHMIS LABELING:
E - CORROSIVE MATERIAL
STATE REGULATIONS:
THIS PRODUCT DOES NOT CONTAIN A CHEMICAL KNOWN TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
TO CAUSE CANCER, BIRTH DEFECTS OR OTHER REPRODUCTIVE HARM.
INVENTORY NAME:
COUNTRY(S) OR REGION INVENTORY NAME ON INVENTORY
(YES/NO)*
CANADA DOMESTIC SUBSTANCES YES
LIST (DSL)
CANADA NON-DOMESTIC NO
SUBSTANCES LIST (NDSL)
UNITED STATES & TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL
PUERTO RICO ACT (TSCA) INVENTORY YES
A "YES" INDICATES THAT ALL COMPONENTS OF THIS PRODUCT COMPLY WITH THE
INVENTORY REQUIREMENTS ADMINISTERED BY THE GOVERNING COUNTRY(S)
| 16. OTHER INFORMATION | |
DISCLAIMER:
INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN WAS OBTAINED FROM SOURCES CONSIDERED
TECHNICALLY ACCURATE AND RELIABLE. WHILE EVERY EFFORT HAS BEEN MADE TO
ENSURE FULL DISCLOSURE OF PRODUCT HAZARDS, IN SOME CASES DATA IS NOT
AVAILABLE AND IS SO STATED. SINCE CONDITIONS OF ACTUAL PRODUCT USE ARE
BEYOND CONTROL OF THE SUPPLIER, IT IS ASSUMED THAT USERS OF THIS
MATERIAL HAVE BEEN FULLY TRAINED ACCORDING TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF ALL
APPLICABLE LEGISLATION AND REGULATORY INSTRUMENTS. NO WARRANTY,
EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, IS MADE AND SUPPLIER WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY
LOSSES, INJURIES OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES WHICH MAY RESULT FROM THE USE
OF OR RELIANCE ON ANY INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT.
ISSUE DATE: 21-NOV-2008
EFFECTIVE DATE: 15-NOV-2008
EXPIRY DATE: 15-NOV-2011
PREPARED BY: DELL TECH LABORATORIES LTD. (519) 858-5021
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